Synthesis Maps

Synthesis Maps are a great way to get started with the Navigator.

Recommendations Maps: One of the Navigator’s key features are the Recommendation Maps that suggest what conservation objectives to pursue for forests and streams across the state, as well as their likelihood of success in light of climate change risk. View them below as static maps or launch the Map Tool to interact with them through the Habitat Explorer.

Forests Streams

Connectivity Map: This map shows priority areas to support connections among forested habitats. Large unfragmented forests, least-cost linkages between them, and a well-connected landscape are all part of an important connected network.

Project Reports

The Navigator reveals that protected areas and potentially resilient strongholds across New York are jeopardized by current condition impairments. The majority of forests in most regions are in poor condition, making them vulnerable to climate change stressors.

Larger streams and rivers in New York are hampered by impairments like flow alterations and water quality that limit their ability to adapt well, and 60% of streams are at high or very high risk from climate change.

Less than one-third of New York’s floodplains remain as high functioning natural infrastructure that could help reduce impacts of more frequent and severe storms.